All three can be burned as fuel. Almost literally – like gasoline, your cells break apart hydrocarbons by allowing oxygen to react with them, producing CO2 & H2O, and releasing energy. Fats and carbs are both just hydrocarbon energy storage.
Proteins are complicated molecules that do just about everything in your body. There’s thousands of different ones that do thousands of things, but they’re all made out of the same 26 simple molecules (amino acids), and animals can’t build these on their own. Plants build proteins essentially from scratch, animals eat plants (or other animals), break the proteins back down into animo acids, and use those building blocks to make their own proteins. In a pinch, your body will burn protein for energy too.
Carbohydrates (Carbs) – The Primary Energy Source
• Function: Carbs are the body’s main fuel source, especially for the brain and muscles.
• How They Work: They break down into glucose, which is used for immediate energy or stored as glycogen in muscles and the liver.
• Examples: Bread, rice, pasta, fruits, vegetables.
Fats – Energy Storage & Cell Function
• Function: Fats provide long-term energy storage, help absorb vitamins (A, D, E, K), and are essential for hormone production and cell membranes.
• How They Work: Stored fat can be broken down for energy when carbs aren’t available. Certain fats (like omega-3s) support brain and heart health.
• Examples: Avocados, nuts, olive oil, butter, fatty fish.
Proteins – Building & Repairing
• Function: Proteins are the building blocks for muscles, skin, enzymes, and hormones. They repair tissues and support the immune system.
• How They Work: Proteins break down into amino acids, which the body uses to build and repair structures.
• Examples: Meat, eggs, beans, dairy, tofu.
Summary
• Carbs = Quick energy
• Fats = Stored energy & cell function
• Proteins = Building & repair
Not trying to hijack this, but smart people might be able to help me. Please. “My glycine is covered to arginine and weakly conserved” I carry more than a dozen one percent diagnoses. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with glycine and progesterone. If you Google the quotation, it only pulls up one of two and I am the invitae. It shows it as an unknown variant of osteogenesis imperfecta
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All three can be burned as fuel. Almost literally – like gasoline, your cells break apart hydrocarbons by allowing oxygen to react with them, producing CO2 & H2O, and releasing energy. Fats and carbs are both just hydrocarbon energy storage.
Proteins are complicated molecules that do just about everything in your body. There’s thousands of different ones that do thousands of things, but they’re all made out of the same 26 simple molecules (amino acids), and animals can’t build these on their own. Plants build proteins essentially from scratch, animals eat plants (or other animals), break the proteins back down into animo acids, and use those building blocks to make their own proteins. In a pinch, your body will burn protein for energy too.
Carbohydrates (Carbs) – The Primary Energy Source
• Function: Carbs are the body’s main fuel source, especially for the brain and muscles.
• How They Work: They break down into glucose, which is used for immediate energy or stored as glycogen in muscles and the liver.
• Examples: Bread, rice, pasta, fruits, vegetables.
Fats – Energy Storage & Cell Function
• Function: Fats provide long-term energy storage, help absorb vitamins (A, D, E, K), and are essential for hormone production and cell membranes.
• How They Work: Stored fat can be broken down for energy when carbs aren’t available. Certain fats (like omega-3s) support brain and heart health.
• Examples: Avocados, nuts, olive oil, butter, fatty fish.
Proteins – Building & Repairing
• Function: Proteins are the building blocks for muscles, skin, enzymes, and hormones. They repair tissues and support the immune system.
• How They Work: Proteins break down into amino acids, which the body uses to build and repair structures.
• Examples: Meat, eggs, beans, dairy, tofu.
Summary
• Carbs = Quick energy
• Fats = Stored energy & cell function
• Proteins = Building & repair
Not trying to hijack this, but smart people might be able to help me. Please. “My glycine is covered to arginine and weakly conserved” I carry more than a dozen one percent diagnoses. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with glycine and progesterone. If you Google the quotation, it only pulls up one of two and I am the invitae. It shows it as an unknown variant of osteogenesis imperfecta